NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has captured the best high-energy X-ray view yet of a portion of our … More
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‘Star Trek’ Postal Stamps Beaming in for 50th Anniversary
With space as much a "final frontier" today to "Star Trek" fans as it was in 1966, a new set … More
Stellar Age: Recalibrating Our Tools
Making the call on the age of a star is tricky business. Yet we need to master the technique, for … More
“Far Reaching Implications” –Kepler Mission Reveals a Solar System From the Dawn of the Milky Way” (2015 Most Popular)
In January of 2015, astronomers discovered a solar system with five Earth-sized planets dating back to the dawn of the … More
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Galaxy Zoo is in Florida!
As happens every winter, a large fraction of the world’s astronomers have migrated to a large convention center to share … More
Andromeda Galaxy Scanned with High-Energy X-ray Vision
Astronomers are looking to the Andromeda galaxy for new views of dead stellar remains. from News and Features – NASA’s … More
Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscope Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has imaged a swath of the Andromeda galaxy — the nearest large galaxy … More
Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscope Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, has imaged a swath of the Andromeda galaxy — the nearest large galaxy … More
NASA TV to Air News Briefing on Upcoming Spacewalk
NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will host a briefing at 2 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CST) on Tuesday, Jan. … More